Master of Arts (M.A.) Music: Music Education (Non-Thesis) 24 months Postgraduate Programme By McGill University |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

14,890 CADTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Dec, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Music: Music Education (Non-Thesis) offered by the Schulich School of Music is a course-based program that emphasizes focused and rigorous learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in knowledge synthesis, research methodology, and critical thinking to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).

Unique Program Features
  • Students benefit from leadership opportunities and community outreach programs such as the Global Leadership program & El Sistema, Chamber Music Without Borders, McGill Conservatory; 
  • Students receive guidance from leading scholars whose internationally acclaimed research covers a broad spectrum of topics central to the music education discipline;
  • Learning activities include multi-disciplinary seminars that nurture dialogue with excellent performers also interested in teaching and access to state-of-the-art technology for studying physiology of performance and modeling best practices;
  • The School houses several performance spaces, research & production laboratories, and two libraries with a vast collection of music resources. It is also home to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), an inter-institutional research centre containing six dedicated research labs and work spaces.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Music: Music Education (Non-Thesis) offered by the Schulich School of Music is a course-based program that emphasizes focused and rigorous learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in knowledge synthesis, research methodology, and critical thinking to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).

Unique Program Features
  • Students benefit from leadership opportunities and community outreach programs such as the Global Leadership program & El Sistema, Chamber Music Without Borders, McGill Conservatory; 
  • Students receive guidance from leading scholars whose internationally acclaimed research covers a broad spectrum of topics central to the music education discipline;
  • Learning activities include multi-disciplinary seminars that nurture dialogue with excellent performers also interested in teaching and access to state-of-the-art technology for studying physiology of performance and modeling best practices;
  • The School houses several performance spaces, research & production laboratories, and two libraries with a vast collection of music resources. It is also home to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), an inter-institutional research centre containing six dedicated research labs and work spaces.

Admission Requirements

86+
3+
6.5+

01 Dec 2025
2 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
14,890 CAD

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